El Raval Opens Where Barlata Used to Be, Wu Chow Expands, Mueller Scores Big (Again), Bouldin Creek Welcomes Underdog, Tso Is So North Now, and More

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"...as wrangled from numerous PR releases, words on the digital street, and even the occasional (verified) IRL eavesdroppings...."

May 10, 2023 Food Post by Wayne Alan Brenner

Zimmerman Does It Again [UPDATE]

D6 council member tells children to "do something useful"

"...District 6 Council Member Don Zimmerman was roundly booed at last night's City..."

Aug. 19, 2016 News Post by Michael King

Scalia's Dead, But It's Politics as Usual

Scalia's body was barely cold before arguing about his successor got started

"...dead, and Repub­licans immediately used his death as an opportunity to attack the White House...."

Feb. 19, 2016 News Feature by Richard Whittaker

Let's Go Gun Crazy

UT working group recommends allowing guns in classrooms, while a "mock mass shooting" and a "mass farting" protest in response bring out the national media

"...rifles – openly carried down the Drag past the University of Texas' West Campus. One participant, in what was..."

Dec. 18, 2015 News Feature by Mac McCann

Cap Metro's Made It Harder to Use Buses

"...Dear Editor, When I purchased my house nine years ago, one..."

Feb. 1, 2014 Postmarks

FF2012: Now It's Your Turn For Fantastic Fest Features

'Combat Girls,' 'Vanishing Waves' acquired, more get release dates

"...our Fantastic Fest hangovers and our inbox is filled with FF2012 films that have been picked up for distribution...."

Sept. 30, 2012 Screens Post by Richard Whittaker

Come and Take It

Black Joe Lewis & the Honeybears' lightning strike sophomore disc, Scandalous, stops in for a G&T at the Mustang Ranch

"..."This one I liked the most because you can dial around on these knobs. It does..."

April 8, 2011 Music Feature by Margaret Moser

Don't You Get It?

"...Dear Editor, Can't you see it? UCLA demands that UT's hand-picked..."

Sept. 29, 2010 Postmarks

Point Austin: Let David Live

The execution of David Powell will not serve justice

"...all goes according to plan, David Lee Powell will be executed by the state of Texas, in our names,..."

May 21, 2010 News Column by Michael King

Point Austin: Read It and Weep

The suppressed KeyPoint report raises questions that still need answering

"...Austin Police officers have apparently had their careers ruined, with a few more under a lingering cloud. And now,..."

May 14, 2010 News Column by Michael King

But Is It Art?

Austin Kleon gets creative with poetry in his new collection, Newspaper Blackout

"...Writer's block can make a man murderous. Austin Kleon's chosen..."

April 9, 2010 Books Feature by Kimberley Jones

Shout It Out

On location: Project: Rant

"...into Cliff Wildman's house in Southwest Austin, a princely pit bull trots out, having just wrapped his work on..."

Aug. 14, 2009 Screens Feature by Kimberley Jones

Stopping Debate Before It Starts

McCracken, Cole want to preclude chance of debate on changes to City Attorney's office.

"...Following up our City Council Notebook post below, it should be noted Item..."

Nov. 7, 2007 News Post by Wells Dunbar

It Takes More Than a Coat of Paint …

"...Dear Editor, I missed the original posting about the "falling girl"..."

Sept. 29, 2007 Postmarks

Reefer Madness: 'Let's Embarrass Ron Paul'

Libertarian/Republican presidential candidate discusses hemp farming and other 'crazy' ideas

"...10-candidate, Republican presidential debate in South Carolina would likely be a rough one for him – after all, he..."

May 25, 2007 News Column by Jordan Smith

'The Barber of Seville': Oh, we meant to do it this way

With Bass Concert Hall no longer available, Austin Lyric Opera is working to stage The Barber of Seville in a hall with no orchestra pit, no proscenium, and no wing space

"...For most of its 20-year history, Austin Lyric Opera has performed at Bass..."

April 13, 2007 Arts Feature by Barry Pineo

Let Me Show You Something You May Have Missed

Sean Perry's photographs offer to show you familiar settings in a whole new light

"...You might not think so. After all, we've seen it so many times in print, on television, and on..."

Sept. 22, 2006 Arts Feature by Robert Faires

Be Real

Sound Team's major label debut has Capitol

"..."Be real. Baby, be real. That's all I ask you...."

June 9, 2006 Music Feature by Darcie Stevens

It's Alive!

Texas (finally) gets a horror-film convention to call its own

"...For years, Texas horror-movie fans have been left out in the cold and the dark by..."

Feb. 3, 2006 Screens Feature by Marc Savlov

Let's Really Think Green

"...Dear Editor, Whether AMD moves to Oak Hill or downtown, there..."

June 27, 2005 Postmarks

It Takes a Village

Inside the new Whole Foods

"...approached, I could see their "leader," wearing bright orange rubber overalls, getting ready to toss a huge salmon toward..."

March 25, 2005 Food Feature by Claudia Alarcón

Let's 'Rumbo'! Right Now!

New Spanish dailies battle for a young Latino audience looking for news

"...that Antonio Ruiz Camacho has noticed – the managing editor of the new Rumbo de Austin is too busy..."

Feb. 25, 2005 News Feature by Belinda Acosta

Will Vote Against War Supporters (Even if That Helps Continue It)

"...Dear Editor, I very much enjoyed the candor you displayed in..."

Oct. 18, 2004 Postmarks

Don't Be Silly, Brenner's High on Life

"...Dear Editor, There are three things worth noting about Wayne Alan..."

April 16, 2004 Postmarks

You Can Kiss My Ass! Manipulative Bullshit! Outright Lies! And More Thoughtful Comments From an American and Christian Who Only Cares About His Fellow Man. Or IS IT Only Cares About Calling His Fellow Man Names?

"...Dear Editor, What's the problem this time, Louis? Wake up on..."

Feb. 16, 2004 Postmarks

Baby, Let Me Follow You Down

Can record stores survive the digital age?

"...Jason and Ryan Enright are brothers, homegrown Austinites with an eye on the future. Jason, 30, is..."

Jan. 23, 2004 Music Feature by Jim Caligiuri

U.T. Should Be Thanking Victor Guerra

"...12]. I felt utterly dismayed to read of the university's decision to discontinue the CMAS Books imprint, which is..."

Sept. 25, 2003 Postmarks

AISD vs. ESAC: "We'll Do It Ourselves'

The East Side Social Action Coalition remains unimpressed by the school district's promise to reform itself.

"...In its report evaluating the Edison Inc. proposal, the AISD District..."

March 22, 2002 News Feature by Emily Pyle

How Few Can We Be?

"...many registered voters will actually go to the polls November 6? Would 4% be too generous?..."

Nov. 2, 2001 News Feature by Mike Clark-Madison

Susanna Kaysen Lays It on the Line

The Camera My Mother Gave Me, by Girl, Interrupted author Susanna Kaysen, is a memoir that has nothing to do with either the author's camera or her mother, Marion Winik writes. It is about her vagina. It is the chronicle of a mysterious and intractable medical problem she had with this little-discussed part of the body, and of the interesting experiences she endured in what I think of as Patient-World, the alternate reality inhabited by those of us who have something wrong with our bodies.

"...Kaysen is a memoir that has nothing to do with either the author's camera or her mother. It is..."

Oct. 19, 2001 Books Feature by Marion Winik

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